Germany
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Trade in Germany
| Germany was the world’s 3rd largest exporter of goods and 4th largest exporter of commercial services in 2022. Export values were $1.67 trillion and $411.76 billion USD respectively. Germany’s top export category was Manufactures, followed by Machinery and transport equipment, and Chemicals. In 2022, Germany’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to United States, China and France, with trade representing 99.88 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Germany is the world’s 3rd largest importer of goods and 3rd largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $1.58 trillion and $459.23 billion USD respectively in 2022. Germany’s top import category was Manufactures, followed by Machinery and transport equipment and Fuels and mining products. Leading import partners were China, Netherlands and United States. Germany is part of 47 different Regional Trade Agreements, including EU – Albania and EU – Algeria. |
General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Federal Republic of Germany |
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DE |
Capital |
Berlin |
WTO Membership Date |
1 January 1995 |
Legal System |
civil law system |
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German |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Euro |
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Exchange Rate |
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GTFP Confirming Banks Through the IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) bank network, local financial institutions can establish working partnerships with a vast number of major international banks in the Program that can broaden access to finance and reduce cash collateral requirements. This extends and complements the capacity of banks to deliver trade finance by providing risk mitigation on a per-transaction basis in challenging markets where trade lines may be limited. |
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Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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Business Support Organizations |
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Copyright Offices |
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Industrial Property Offices |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
ePing alert |
Links to other helpful resourcesThis section includes additional links to trade-related resources. |
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National Tariff Finder |
https://www.zoll.de/EN/Businesses/Movement-of-goods/Import/Duties-and-taxes/Normal-customs-clearance/Customs-Tariff/customs-tariff_node.html |
Trade Information Portal |
https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/business/globalization-world-trade/foreign-trade |
Last Reviewed: June, 2024
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